Bring out your inner hippy: have a go at making a wind chime for this year's show at the village fete. We are sure that the inventive brains who produced last year's Worzel Gummidges will have fun with this new class - and we hope they are joined by many others. The chimes will be hung outside the show tent, and judging - as with last year's scarecrows - will be by popular vote.

Wind chimes are conventionally made from wood, porcelain or metal, but recycled materials - from old cookie cutters to CDs - could work equally well. Provided they make some kind of tinkly sound, rather than a dull thud, the only limit is your imagination.

Other new classes include half a dozen hen's eggs, and the best home-planted tub, to be judged in your own home. For photographers, there is 'A Village Landmark'; a set of four photos on the theme of Time - and 'Guess What This Is?': an unusual angle on a familiar object. Junior entrants can make posters for the village shop, decorated cup cakes, tie-dye T-shirts and pressed flower cards. Also, any under-16 entry in an adult class stands a chance of winning the Joan Sheard trophy, together with a cash prize.

Normally honour and glory - with maybe the odd trophy - are the only reward for entering the show. However, this year, we are grateful for prize sponsorship from Busy Baskets and Winterbrook Garden Services.

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